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TRO TravelGram - Tuesday, August 31
08-31-2010
Destinations
Tuesday, August 31
Bollywood by the lake
The diverse influences that infuse the south-west of India produce a heady combination of street cultures and art forms. Andrew Taylor plays his part... Sydney Morning Herald
Brussels Essentials
Before you strike Brussels from your own must-visit list, take another look. Get beyond the modern government buildings in the Quartier Europeen and you'll discover the city's intimate historic core... IndependentTraveler.com
Krakow: Add Art, Stir in Cachet
In Poland, the Podgorze district is Krakow’s newest museum quarter... New York Times
Water, wind build Great Sand Dunes
Driving up to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the view seems almost silly: Across from shallow creeks at the base of the 14,000-foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains sit the largest sand piles in North America, kept in place by wind and water... Yahoo Travel News
Tours and Activities
Shopping for Classic Hollywood Memorabilia
Travel + Leisure heads to Tinseltown in search of silver-screen relics and vintage treasures... Travel and Leisure
Brazil wants tourists to visit Rio slums
Tourists usually try to run from Rio's notorious slums. Now officials are inviting them to come visit instead... MSN.com
'Spider-Man' among Hollywood hits heading to Broadway this fall
Among shows opening this fall are Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, based on the comic book and movie franchise; Elf: The Musical, inspired by the outrageous Will Ferrell comedy; and Pedro Almodovar's 1988 film farce, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown... USA Today
Cruise
Hurricane Earl Gains Strength in Caribbean; Moving North
Hurricane Earl is now moving away from the northeastern Caribbean, its winds and rains having taken down power lines, left buildings roof-less and caused flooding on several islands...CruiseCritic.com
Soon-to-debut Carnival Magic passes milestone at shipyard
The yard in Italy building the next Carnival cruise ship, the Carnival Magic, has held the official coin ceremony marking the end of exterior work... USA Today
Royal Caribbean CEO: New record-size cruise ship nearly ready
Will Royal Caribbean's much-awaited new ship, Allure of the Seas, be ready for its late November unveiling? It's looking more and more like a sure thing... USA Today
Transportation
Frontier Airlines to launch new Costa Rica route
Frontier Airlines will begin seasonal service to Liberia, Costa Rica starting Feb. 13 of next year... Yahoo Travel News
American to double bin space on its 737 jets
Customers flying on American's Boeing 737 jets soon will have a little less competition for space in the carrier's overhead storage bins... USA Today
Simulator training flaws tied to airline crashes
More than half of the 522 fatalities in U.S. airline accidents since 2000 have been linked to problems with simulators, devices that are used nearly universally to train the nation's airline pilots, the records show... USA Today
Lodging
New York's 10 top boutique bolt holes
Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn and Staten Island… here is our pick of New York's hippest hotels and B&Bs... Guardian.co.uk
Bed down where Madonna slept
Miami party fixture Barton G. Weiss has channelled his inner Versace to restore the late designer’s palace to its full flamboyant glory... Globe and Mail
Other and Odd
Etiquette 101: Listen Up!
The six things you need to know to say in any language... Conde Nast Traveler
5 ways rental car companies can ruin your trip
Offering a vehicle at a higher rate or pre-checking insurance box can cost you... MSN.com
Smartphone use grows among travelers
New data from a Ypartnership/Harrison Group survey of American travelers show that nearly a third of all cellphones in the U.S. now are so-called smartphones... USA Today[Back to Press Releases Main]